Millions of Americans snore, and while snoring in and of itself is not a dire medical condition, it may be an indication of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Sleep apnea is a chronic condition that causes a person to stop breathing repeatedly during sleep.
Some people are able to stop snoring by losing weight, avoiding tobacco and limiting alcohol before bed. But for others, professional intervention is the only way to stop snoring and get a better night's sleep.
Snoring is a noise caused by vibrations in the airway. When we sleep, the muscles in the back of the mouth relax. As air passes over them, they can vibrate producing a snoring sound. In the case of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), the muscles obstruct the airway and disrupt normal breathing.
Many people snore, but studies indicate that men, older adults and people who are overweight are more likely to snore. Alcohol, smoking and sedative use also contribute to snoring.
Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is the most common sleep breathing disorder. The most noticeable sign of OSA is snoring. Obstructive sleep apnea is considered a serious medical condition and can contribute to cardiovascular problems, fatigue and complications with medications and surgery.
If lifestyle changes are not possible or make no impact on your snoring or sleep apnea, you may need to seek professional treatment. Dr. Finlay treats snoring and sleep apnea with oral appliance therapy. These are custom made, removable dental devices designed to keep the airways open during sleep and prevent snoring.
Snoring affects not just the snorer, but the sleep partner as well. Contact Scott Finlay, DDS & Associates, PA of Annapolis, MD to find out if a snore guard is right for you.


On March 18, 2019, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law Senate Bill 121 ("S121"), amending the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination ("NJLAD").
The NJLAD is New Jersey's central anti-discrimination law. NJLAD prohibits employers from discriminating against employees in any job-related action, including recruitment, interviewing, hiring, promotions, discharge, and compensation, as well as the terms, conditions, and privileges of employment, on the basis of any of the law's specified protected categories.
The new bill, S121, amends the NJLAD in two important ways, and applies to all agreements entered into, renewed, or modified on or after March 18, 2019.
The new law provides that confidentiality or non-disclosure agreements in employment contracts or settlement agreements are unenforceable. It also prohibits arbitration clauses and jury waivers in employment contracts that relate to claims of discrimination, retaliation, and harassment.
S121 also defines a non-disclosure provision as "[any] provision in any employment contract or settlement agreement which has the purpose or effect of concealing the details relating to a claim of discrimination, retaliation, or harassment." Although S121 deems such provisions non-enforceable, it still permits employees and employers to enter into an agreement containing such confidentiality and/or non-disclosure provisions, but only if both parties entering the agreement consent to the inclusion of such provisions. Relatedly, the new law has an anti-retaliation provision which prohibits employers from retaliating against an employee that does not want to enter into an agreement with such a non-disclosure provision. Under the new S121, mandatory non-disclosure provisions are entirely unenforceable.
But what about confidential company information? The new law essentially gives employees the ability to disregard non-disclosure provisions in settlement agreements relating to discrimination, retaliation or harassment claims. However, it also provides a remedy that releases employers from their non-disclosure obligations under the agreement if the employee, in opposition to such a non-disclosure obligation, publicly reveals enough information that makes the employer "reasonably identifiable." This offers a way for employers to protect their proprietary information in the event that such information is disclosed by an employee.
In addition, S121 provides that any provision in an employment contract that waives a substantive or procedural right or remedy, including those falling under NJLAD or any other statute or case law, as related to a claim of discrimination, harassment or retaliation, is void as a matter of law. Therefore, any employment contract that requires an employee to waive their right to a jury or to arbitrate a claim of discrimination, retaliation, or harassment, is void as a matter of law under the new S121.
Interestingly, the new law does not define an "employment contract," leaving its definition up for interpretation by courts. As such, it is plausible that plaintiff's counsel could make the argument that an "employment contract" could also refer to settlement and/or severance agreements, thus broadening the scope of applicability.
This newest law amending NJLAD follows the trend of legal responses to the #MeToo movement in the last eighteen months, in which various state legislatures have made significant changes in order to be more responsive to the changing legal landscape in the employment space. Many states, including New York, have adopted similar bans on non-disclosure provisions in agreements related to discrimination, retaliation and harassment in the workplace.
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Quantic Dream hit Heavy Rain Launches on PC Today
Quantic Dream S.A., the French video game studio at the forefront of producing interactive narrative experiences, today released one of its most popular action-adventure titles, Heavy RainM, on PC via the Epic Games store.
Players also have the chance to explore a free playable PC demo to preview the game's PC experience. Guillaume de Fondaumière, co-CEO of Quantic Dream said:
Today's release of Heavy Rain for PC marks our studio's first initiative as an independent publisher. Beyond: Two Souls and Detroit: Become Human will soon follow, allowing PC gamers around the world to play our unique multiple award-winning and emotion-filled titles.
Fans of the mind-bending thriller will now be able to experience the suspenseful game fully optimized for PC. Players, old and new will get to partake in the hunt for the Origami Killer, living out the narrative from the perspective of four main characters, as they rush to solve the mystery of Shaun Mars's murder and prevent the killing of another victim. This acclaimed game, previously only available on PlayStation consoles, is brought to PC with stunning visuals including 4K resolution, widescreen compatibility, and 60 FPS frame rate. Heavy Rain is now available via the Epic Games store for £15.99.
David Cage, CEO of Quantic Dream and Director of Heavy Rain added:
Heavy Rain has always been a very special project to me. It was the first time I was writing about my personal experience as a father, the first time I created a game based on something I experienced in real life. Years later, millions of people around the world have shared the emotions I felt when I lost my son in a mall, and have answered this simple but deep question: how far are you prepared to go for someone you love. Today, we are glad to make this game available to all PC gamers, who will discover the interlaced stories of this father looking for his son, Ethan Mars, the FBI agent Norman Jayden, the journalist Madison Page and the private detective Scott Shelby.
About Quantic Dream
Quantic Dream is a French video game studio that leads the world in interactive storytelling. Founded 22 years ago by David Cage to create AAA games based on emotion and interactive storytelling, Quantic Dream has been at the forefront of innovation in the narrative, popularizing the genre of choice-dependent stories. The studio, that worked exclusively with Sony during the past 12 years, created thought-provoking games like Fahrenheit (aka Indigo Prophecy in North America), Heavy Rain, Beyond: Two Souls, and more recently Detroit: Become Human. The studio's medium-defining titles have showcased world-class talents including David Bowie, Ellen Page, Willem Dafoe, Hans Zimmer and Jesse Williams. Quantic Dream has developed proprietary technologies and original franchises since its creation, with the support of millions of gamers around the world.
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My school and another school in the area are the only ones that run the IB Programme. However, my school places IB and non-IB students in the same classes, whereas the other school has separate classes tailored toward IB students. I'm not implying that IB students should necessarily get some kind of superior treatment, but this year in pre-IB English my teacher pleaded for anyone who could switch around their schedules to do so so she could have all the IB students in one period. When the IB students would be discussing a book, the non-IB students would have to listen in confusion and I think it was just tedious since we always had to explain what was happening, and it was like running two courses at the same time. I assume that it will probably be different in real IB, however, due to seminars and such.
Do you think it is more advantageous to have IB and non-IB classes separate? If so, why and who does this benefit more? If not, why?
Try EVERYTHING in your power to get your own IB class. My Spanish and Physics class was IB+nonIB last year. All IB related stuff we did after class, on our own time, right before exams. This was because the teacher prioritized the other course [AP] over IB course.
My Spanish teacher would unnecessarily yell at the IB students about how we were all going to fail. And the AP kids would just get their cell phones out and start texting. Total waste of both of our times.
To answer your questions. It's advantageous to both parties involved to have separate classes for IB kids. Both types of students benefit because the teacher isn't either a) running around like a chicked with his/her head cut off or b) ignoring one or the other cirriculum.
I have a bazillion and one examples, so if you're wanting to convince teachers or your IB coordinator, PM me for more details.
fact is our curriculum is completely different -not to mention more demanding. considering the huge amount of coursework your expected to learn in 2 years, you really do need separate classes.
but in terms of other subjects, it is pretty damn important to have your own class.
Eeps, that's terrible. Demand your own lessons! The poor teachers can't teach both syllabuses/coursework/techniques etc. to a good level simultaneously! Really, there is no good effect it can possibly have on your education. Discussing advantages would be hard -- the only real advantage is that it's cheaper for your school!
You are definitely at a disadvantage being in a mixed IB/non-IB class. IB is a different program with it's own syllabus and needs to be taught separately. There may be lots of overlap with the regular curriculum but the teacher won't be able to give you their full attention when discussing IAs, doing mock exams etc if they have to deal with the non-IBers too.
Maybe you shouldn't get "superior" treatment, per se, but you certainly deserve and need different treatment. The IB programme and the regular academic curriculum are two completely dissimilar beasts, and trying to amalgamate them in one classroom setting is a recipe for confusion, wasted time, and being robbed of the education you need.
Obviously having separate classes would be beneficial for everyone. The IB students could zero in on their unique syllabi, and the "regular" students could avoid sitting around in confusion during discussions. The mixed setting is essentially benefitting no one. So it's kind of a crappy situation.
I agree with everyone else...a proper education is something worth fighting for. Talk to whoever you can, and go as high up as you need!
I also agree, having mixed classes is hurting your chances of doing very well in the IB. I think you need to talk to your teachers or parents or someone about this because it really makes a difference. Why not go straight to the principal and state your case? I'm sure it must have some effect. If it doesn't, it might be worth getting some of the other parents involved. Basically check whether any other IB students in your class are also worried and see if they are willing to do something about it. If they are, group together and address the school.
Good luck. If all goes wrong, you might want to consider changing schools but this will be very complicated and it might even be too late to do this.


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Update of Female Juggling Stars of the Past Articles
In August of 2013, I wrote an article for eJuggle titled "10 Female Juggling Stars of the Past." I followed this up with "11 More Female Juggling Stars of the Past" in April of 2015. These two articles became the starting point for Great Female Jugglers of the Past, a book I wrote and published in 2016. Since the publication of those articles and book, I've found an enormous number of new photos and new information about the women I wrote about. Some of these new finds have already been used in other articles or will be featured in future articles. I want to use this article to share some new photos and information regarding three women who were at the top of their profession.
Lucy Gillet
I stated in the original article that not much is known about German juggler Lucy Gillet, but what we do know is quite impressive. She juggled six plates while balancing a long bird perch on her chin and a flower pot on her forehead. She also performed nine balls in her act. Despite these incredible toss juggling feats, she was best known for her foot juggling and balancing stunts.
Since that original information was shared, I've found out quite a bit more about her. Lucy Gillet was born in Berlin, Germany in 1895 and often performed under the name Lucy Gillette. Her father was juggler Fred Gillet (born Franz Kurweg), who also performed under the name of Fred Martell. Her mother's name was Zelma. Lucy started juggling at the age of ten. The earliest reference I've found regarding her is a newspaper clipping saying that her father was arrested for child cruelty because he was training his 14 year old daughter in juggling and acrobatics. She performed in England in 1908, traveled across Australia in 1913, and toured the USA in 1914 and 1915. She married Aage Diderichsen in 1924 and performed with him as Bob and Lucy Gillette until their divorce in the 1940s. She died in New York in 1975.
Although Lucy was German born and had lived in England for quite some time, she was advertised as "The Lady from Delft (a city in the Netherlands) and dressed in a "quaint Dutch costume" that highlighted her femininity. Her act was set in a kitchen and she mainly juggled with household utensils and furnishings, including plates, chairs, tables, lamps and potted plants. Her act began with Lucy seated on a chair in a Dutch-themed blue setting. She quickly blew out a lamp and began to juggle various items in the room. She balanced a candle on her foot and kicked it to her forehead. She also juggled three chairs. She balanced a table on her forehead while juggling five balls. She then tossed the balls into vases that rested on the balanced table. The finale of her act consisted of balancing a round table on two poles and then letting it fall to her feet, where she then juggled it with her feet.
In addition to the above information, I've finally found photos of Lucy Gillet, which you can see below.
Betty Gorham
I've written about Betty Gorham twice. Once was in one of the two articles linked at the beginning of this article, and the second was when I wrote her obituary, which you can read by clicking here. The obituary shares the story of Betty's life and career, so I won't repeat myself here. I do, however, want to share many newly discovered photos of the IJA's first member.
Betty with Harry Lind
Luly Perezoff
Luly Perezoff was a Spanish juggler who was popular in the 1950s and 60s. She was a child prodigy and equaled Kathi Gultini's feat of bouncing 8 balls off a drum. Luly also juggled 8 balls in the air and performed a well-received act bouncing lower numbers of balls off of three drums. I've recently been in contact with Luly's sister Karol, who has provided new information and many new photos, which you can see below.
We now know that Luly was born Giulia Stutzbarth Perez on September 23, 1940 in Milan, Italy. She was part of the famed Perezoff family, best known for their restaurant juggling act. Luly eventually worked with her sister Ly (Pia Stutzbarth Perez). You can see the two together in some of the photos below. Luly passed away May 15, 2008.
The following three photos show Luly and her sister Ly.
The Museum of Juggling History has 10 balls and 6 rings that were used by Luly Perezoff.


BROAD MEADOWS FARM IS THE QUINTESSENTIAL BUCKS COUNTY SANCTUARY. SET PRIVATELY ON 15+ ACRES, THIS PROPERTY CONSISTS OF A COMPLETELY RE-IMAGINED STONE FARM HOUSE WITH RENOVATIONS AND UPGRADES BY LOCAL ARTISAN BUILDER JARRETT VAUGHAN WHO IS KNOWN FOR THEIR EXCEPTIONAL CRAFTMANSHIP.
The home offers many of the original features one would expect in a Bucks County Farm home, magnificent wood floors, 4 fireplaces, walls of custom built ins, wide window seats, beamed ceilings, exposed stone walls and fabulous Venetian plaster wall finishes. There is also a sunroom with 3 walls of floor to ceiling windows and French doors leading out to a vine covered blue stone terrace for outdoor dining. A charming formal living room, den and a beamed dining room with hand painted wall mural, a large, bright country kitchen and butler's pantry are also found on the main floor.
THE FIRST FLOOR MASTER SUITE OFFERS SOARING CATHEDRAL BEAMED CEILINGS, A MASSIVE STONE FIREPLACE, A PRIVATE LOFT/OFFICE, MASTER BATH AND STEAM SHOWER.
The master suite also offers private outdoor areas with a private walled in sun terrace, landscaped gardens and screened gazebo. The second floor offers a second full master suite as well as 3 additional bedrooms and 2 full baths.
A NEWLY CONSTRUCTED POOL/GUESTHOUSE IS A MAGNIFICENT COMPLIMENT TO THE NEWLY BUILT POOL WITH A RESISTANCE LANE.
The pool house with huge cathedral beamed ceiling offers one entire wall of floor to ceiling NanaWall Folding Doors which open out to a beautiful Travertine terrace overlooking the pool and gorgeous gardens. A full kitchen, lounging area, game room, separate gym room, sleeping loft, full bath, sauna, a magnificent outdoor stone shower and hot tub complete this area. Down a landscaped path leads you to the professional grade tennis court complete with sound system, lights for night play and an observation/sitting area.
THE PROPERTY IS MADE UP OF SPECIMEN PLANTINGS, FORMAL GARDENS, MEADOWS, A POND WITH DECK, IMPRESSIVE HARDSCAPING AND A COVERED WALKING BRIDGE OVER A STREAM WHICH LEADS YOU TO THE ENTRANCE OF THE HOME.
A large barn, garage and gated entrance all combine to complete this exceptional property. 75 minutes to NYC, 60 minutes to Philadelphia and 15-20 minutes to the towns of Doylestown and New Hope.


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Le Simpson Horrow Show (France) ou Spécial d'Halloween (Québec), nommé Treehouse of Horror en version originale ( La Cabane de l'Horreur), est un épisode spécial de la série animée américaine Les Simpson. Cet épisode est diffusé traditionnellement aux alentours d'Halloween lors de chaque saison de la série, depuis la deuxième saison. Chaque épisode dispose d'une structure similaire englobant trois histoires, parfois connectées entre elles au travers d'un fil rouge.

Scénario
La famille Simpson est généralement entraînée dans différentes situations surnaturelles, d'horreur, de science-fiction ou parodiques, oubliant alors toute notion de réalisme. Les épisodes Horror Show diffèrent des autres dans la mesure où ils ne montrent aucune continuité avec le reste des épisodes bien qu'ils en reprennent plus ou moins l'univers. Les différents personnages de la série y tiennent souvent un rôle humoristique et sont régulièrement tués par des zombies, des monstres ou tout autre créature imaginée par les scénaristes. La séquence d'ouverture s'en retrouve également modifiée : dans un des épisodes d'Halloween, Bart tombe en sautant sur la voiture d'Homer, Lisa roule sur Bart, s'envole et se plante dans le mur, Marge fonce volontairement sur Homer dans le garage. On peut également voir la famille s'entretuer ou encore apercevoir des personnages secondaires mourir lors de ces séquences. Tout dépend des histoires, les personnages ne meurent pas mais ils connaissent un triste sort : Bart est enfermé dans un asile pour le reste de sa vie ou encore dans le grenier de la maison, Homer a la tête transformée en donut et peut même être mangé, la famille entière se retrouve congelée en pleine montagne, les habitants de Springfield sont réduits en esclavage par les aliens ou exilés dans les océans…  Burns apparaît dans presque tous les épisodes d'Halloween, y incarnant le méchant de l'histoire ou en se montrant, comme il l'est naturellement, diabolique.

Évolution au cours des saisons
Le nom Treehouse of Horror ferait référence à la cabane située dans le jardin des Simpson à la suite du premier Simpson Horror Show, diffusé le  aux États-Unis, où Bart et Lisa sont dans leur cabane dans l'arbre en train de se raconter des histoires effrayantes. Ce premier épisode d'Halloween peut être considéré comme canonique car les histoires sont racontées et sont entrecoupées par les commentaires de Bart et Lisa, disant que cela ne leur a pas fait peur. Une tradition s'installe alors lors des saisons suivantes, les Simpson Horror Show suivants portant le même titre mais étant numérotés par des chiffres romains. Durant le deuxième Simpson Horror Show, les histoires représentent les cauchemars de Lisa, Bart et Homer après avoir mangé trop de bonbons, le fil rouge de cet épisode montrant les enfants se rejoindre dans un lit commun à cause de leurs cauchemars, jusqu'à rejoindre finalement le lit de leurs parents. Cependant, cet épisode n'est pas canonique : en effet à la fin, Homer découvre avec horreur que la tête de  Burns lui a été greffée sur son cou, son cauchemar étant donc bien réel.

Le troisième Simpson Horror Show reprend également cette formule où les histoires sont racontées par différents membres de la famille Simpson durant une fête d'Halloween, aucun événement surnaturel ne se déroulant durant la fête. Après le Simpson Horror Show IV, les épisodes d'Halloween contiennent une introduction et les histoires se suivent directement entre elles. On peut également noter que durant les Simpson Horror Show I, II, III, IV et V, Marge, Homer ou encore Bart avertissent le public que le contenu de l'épisode est effrayant et que les enfants ne doivent pas les regarder. En France, cet avertissement est indiqué par les chaînes avant la diffusion pour les épisodes des Simpson Horror Show VI, VII, VIII, IX, et X. Depuis la saison 12 et les Simpson Horror Show XI, les épisodes ne comportent plus cet avertissement avant diffusion mais sont directement déconseillés aux moins de 10 ans.

Références culturelles
Les histoires - bien que beaucoup d'entre elles soient basées sur un scénario original - parodient le plus souvent des films ou des contes d'horreurs ou de science-fiction tout en reprenant le thème, voire le scénario de ces derniers. Cela se ressent lors de la séquence d'ouverture où le nom des auteurs, animateurs et doubleurs sont modifiés pour rajouter un surnom ou un calembour horrifique. À défaut, des éléments des histoires font référence à d'autres œuvres horrifiques. Les épisodes Horror Show sont connus pour être plus violents et plus sombres que les épisodes canoniques de la série. De plus, les extra-terrestres Kang et Kodos (apparus dans le premier Horror Show) apparaissent dans chaque épisode Horror Show. Très souvent, les histoires parodient des films, des livres, des émissions de radio ou des séries télévisées bien connues. La série La Quatrième Dimension a souvent été parodiée et a servi d'inspiration pour de nombreuses histoires. Il est à noter que, étant donné que la notion de réalisme et de logique est abandonnée, le moindre faux raccord et/ou anachronisme accentue les scènes.

Diffusion
Du  au  Horror Show, les épisodes étaient diffusés la semaine précédant le  ou le jour même. Entre 2000 et 2011, en raison du contrat de la Fox avec la Ligue majeure de baseball, plusieurs épisodes ont été diffusés en novembre, même si depuis 2011, chaque épisode est à nouveau diffusé en octobre aux États-Unis. Du Simpson Horror Show I au Simpson Horror Show XIII, les trois histoires étaient écrites par des auteurs différents et, dans certains cas, un quatrième auteur écrivit les intermèdes. Pour le  Horror Show, un réalisateur était attitré à chaque histoire. Depuis le Simpson Horror Show de la quinzième saison, un seul scénariste écrit l'entièreté de l'épisode.

Liste des épisodes

Notes
 Lors de la diffusion originale du Simpson Horror Show II, les histoires n'avaient pas de nom. Elles sont alors appelées "Lisa's/Bart's/Homer's Nightmare" aux États-Unis même si le livret du coffret DVD de la troisième saison les nomme "La patte de singe", "Bart le monstre" et "Le cerveau d'Homer".
 Le titre de la seconde histoire du Simpson Horror Show XI n'a pas été traduit en VF et est resté "Scary Tales Can Come True".
 Les titres des histoires des Simpson Horror Show XX et Simpson Horror Show XXII n'ont pas été traduits en français.

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OK totally off-topic but no less of a treat - martial arts actor Donnie Yen was at Golden Village Vivocity this evening for the gala premiere of "Wu Xia"!
He was really charming, friendly and humble. No airs or pretensions at all. You don't often get this vibe from celebrities. And I don't know how he's managed to stay so young-looking after nearly three decades of film-making!
I caught this by sheer chance (no, I was not invited!). Walking this morning past a taxi stand in my quiet neighbourhood, I spotted the movie poster with a tiny little blurb saying "Meet Donnie Yen 19 July at 7pm!"
Oh my god, that's today, I thought! I had to tell my friend who is a huge fan, and we both decided to go for it. I rarely bother going to see movie stars, but I have always liked Donnie Yen. My earliest memories are of him demonstrating those stunning martial arts moves in Once Upon A Time in China II, sparring with Jet Li....nearly 20 years ago!
He's put out a lot of good movies in recent years, and I'm glad for that. His star is finally rising.
We came early around 6pm, as we expected it would be crowded. That was a good move, as we managed to secure nice places near the front. I had a taste of how difficult it is to be part of 'paparazzi' (even if unofficially), and also envied the several fans in the audience who proudly wielded their footlong L lenses.
They trotted out some local celebrities as well before Donnie and Peter appeared. Most of them I don't really recognise, but it's always nice to see Wong Lilin and Allen Wu.
Finally, after more than two hours of standing and waiting, Donnie Yen appeared with director Peter Chan. My friend got to shake hands with Donnie as he walked past along the red carpet!
Donnie and Peter talked about the movie for a bit. Donnie was saying something about people watching less movies not because of money issues, but a lack of time. So every movie they put out, they want to do it well, and worthy of people's time. They focus on making sure everything is great - from the script to post-production.
Here's Donnie with his wife Cecilia, with whom he has two kids. The organisers gave him a surprise birthday cake (he turns 48 on 27 July, and he joked that he would soon be 18), and we all sang Happy Birthday to him!
I have been wanting to catch this movie since I saw the promo screen at Plaza Singapura. Donnie Yen and Takeshi Kaneshiro in the same movie? And a cool movie at that (see trailer below)!
Donnie plays a paper-maker in a rural village, living the peaceful life with his wife and two children. But one day, two hardened murderers threaten the shop where he works, and he kills them. Takeshi Kaneshiro dons a Sichuan accent along with cute hat and glasses as he plays the highly determined investigator who isn't convinced Donnie is as simple as he appears to be. There are great fight sequences with House, M.D.-style medical insights (zooming into your innards).
I am so going to watch this movie when it comes out on Thursday, 21 July 2011. Tickets are available from Wednesday.
damn sporting la you.. wish I had someone to go with, to attend all these mad celeb events! my hubs will just roll his eyes.. mwuahaha! Takes a gal to understand!
Hi Min! You were there too? Wow, you're even luckier, with tickets to the show!
CumiCiki: Haha, it was quite crazy standing and waiting for two hours just for a short glimpse! But worth it! I must qualify however, that I'm very selective about my celebs!
Oh I like him so much too, he is looking gorgeous as he aged;) Lucky you can catch the front row.


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Alexander: Risk assessment 'weapon of math destruction'
Michelle Alexander writes for the New York Times:
In the midterms, Michigan became the first state in the Midwest to legalize marijuana, Florida restored the vote to over 1.4 million people with felony convictions, and Louisiana passed a constitutional amendment requiring unanimous jury verdicts in felony trials. These are the latest examples of the astonishing progress that has been made in the last several years on a wide range of criminal justice issues. Since 2010, when I published "The New Jim Crow" — which argued that a system of legal discrimination and segregation had been born again in this country because of the war on drugs and mass incarceration — there have been significant changes to drug policy, sentencing and re-entry, including "ban the box" initiatives aimed at eliminating barriers to employment for formerly incarcerated people.
This progress is unquestionably good news, but there are warning signs blinking brightly. Many of the current reform efforts contain the seeds of the next generation of racial and social control, a system of "e-carceration" that may prove more dangerous and more difficult to challenge than the one we hope to leave behind.
Bail reform is a case in point. Thanks in part to new laws and policies — as well as actions like the mass bailout of inmates in New York City jails that's underway — the unconscionable practice of cash bail is finally coming to an end. In August, California became the first state to decide to get rid of its cash bail system; last year, New Jersey virtually eliminated the use of money bonds.
But what's taking the place of cash bail may prove even worse in the long run. In California, a presumption of detention will effectively replace eligibility for immediate release when the new law takes effect in October 2019. And increasingly, computer algorithms are helping to determine who should be caged and who should be set "free." Freedom — even when it's granted, it turns out — isn't really free.
Under new policies in California, New Jersey, New York and beyond, "risk assessment" algorithms recommend to judges whether a person who's been arrested should be released. These advanced mathematical models — or "weapons of math destruction" as data scientist Cathy O'Neil calls them — appear colorblind on the surface but they are based on factors that are not only highly correlated with race and class, but are also significantly influenced by pervasive bias in the criminal justice system.
As O'Neil explains, "It's tempting to believe that computers will be neutral and objective, but algorithms are nothing more than opinions embedded in mathematics."
Challenging these biased algorithms may be more difficult than challenging discrimination by the police, prosecutors and judges. Many algorithms are fiercely guarded corporate secrets. Those that are transparent — you can actually read the code — lack a public audit so it's impossible to know how much more often they fail for people of color.
Even if you're lucky enough to be set "free" from a brick-and-mortar jail thanks to a computer algorithm, an expensive monitoring device likely will be shackled to your ankle — a GPS tracking device provided by a private company that may charge you around $300 per month, an involuntary leasing fee. Your permitted zones of movement may make it difficult or impossible to get or keep a job, attend school, care for your kids or visit family members. You're effectively sentenced to an open-air digital prison, one that may not extend beyond your house, your block or your neighborhood. One false step (or one malfunction of the GPS tracking device) will bring cops to your front door, your workplace, or wherever they find you and snatch you right back to jail.
Who benefits from this? Private corporations. According to a report released last month by the Center for Media Justice, four large corporations — including the GEO Group, one of the largest private prison companies — have most of the private contracts to provide electronic monitoring for people on parole in some 30 states, giving them a combined annual revenue of more than $200 million just for e-monitoring.Companies that earned millions on contracts to run or serve prisons have, in an era of prison restructuring, begun to shift their business model to add electronic surveillance and monitoring of the same population. Even if old-fashioned prisons fade away, the profit margins of these companies will widen so long as growing numbers of people find themselves subject to perpetual criminalization, surveillance, monitoring and control.
Who loses? Nearly everyone. A recent analysis by a Brookings Institution fellow found that "efforts to reduce recidivism through intensive supervision are not working." Reducing the requirements and burdens of community supervision, so that people can more easily hold jobs, care for children and escape the stigma of criminality "would be a good first step toward breaking the vicious incarceration cycle," the report said.
Many reformers rightly point out that an ankle bracelet is preferable to a prison cell. Yet I find it difficult to call this progress. As I see it, digital prisons are to mass incarceration what Jim Crow was to slavery.
If you asked slaves if they would rather live with their families and raise their own children, albeit subject to "whites only signs," legal discrimination and Jim Crow segregation, they'd almost certainly say: I'll take Jim Crow. By the same token, if you ask prisoners whether they'd rather live with their families and raise their children, albeit with nearly constant digital surveillance and monitoring, they'd almost certainly say: I'll take the electronic monitor. I would too. But hopefully we can now see that Jim Crow was a less restrictive form of racial and social control, not a real alternative to racial caste systems. Similarly, if the goal is to end mass incarceration and mass criminalization, digital prisons are not an answer. They're just another way of posing the question.
Some insist that e-carceration is "a step in the right direction." But where are we going with this? A growing number of scholars and activists predict that "e-gentrification" is where we're headed as entire communities become trapped in digital prisons that keep them locked out of neighborhoods where jobs and opportunity can be found.
If that scenario sounds far-fetched, keep in mind that mass incarceration itself was unimaginable just 40 years ago and that it was born partly out of well-intentioned reforms — chief among them mandatory sentencing laws that liberal proponents predicted would reduce racial disparities in sentencing. While those laws may have looked good on paper, they were passed within a political climate that was overwhelmingly hostile and punitive toward poor people and people of color, resulting in a prison-building boom, an increase in racial and class disparities in sentencing, and a quintupling of the incarcerated population.
Fortunately, a growing number of advocates are organizing to ensure that important reforms, such as ending cash bail, are not replaced with systems that view poor people and people of color as little more than commodities to be bought, sold, evaluated and managed for profit. In July, more than 100 civil rights, faith, labor, legal and data science groups released a shared statement of concerns regarding the use of pretrial risk assessment instruments; numerous bail reform groups, such as Chicago Community Bond Fund, actively oppose the expansion of e-carceration.
If our goal is not a better system of mass criminalization, but instead the creation of safe, caring, thriving communities, then we ought to be heavily investing in quality schools, job creation, drug treatment and mental health care in the least advantaged communities rather than pouring billions into their high-tech management and control. Fifty years ago, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. warned that "when machines and computers, profit motives and property rights are considered more important than people, the giant triplets of racism, extreme materialism and militarism are incapable of being conquered." We failed to heed his warning back then. Will we make a different choice today?
Labels: bail, e-carceration, overcriminalization, Prison Overcrowding, race, risk assessment


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Bookcases, chair,Furnishing, and tables and avg value for them is 357, 501,108,517 . So if do the average of these numbers in excel it will come up around 370.75 for Furniture which is correct but in Tableau when i remove subcategory from the row shelf it is giving result as 296.6 for Furniture. I think same is the case with others subcategories also. Can some one please tell me why is tableau showing incorrect result and what is happening underlying tableau. I searched through forum but i dont want to use the subtotal solutions and then set the compute to calculate using average . I dont want to display substotal on the sheet and we want to present a high level view without showing subtotal and with correct average.
So what's happening here is that Tableau is creating the average from the Row Level data (not the aggregate data). It's a good question, and get's to the heart of what many people struggle with when moving from Excel to Tableau.
The grain of the Superstore is OrderID/Product, which means that each row is a OrderID/Product combination. When you take the SUM, say, Tableau adds us all the OrderID combinations (rows) at the level you've got in the vizLoD (in the case of your table that is Category/SubCategory/Year/Quarter, and similarly when you use Average it's the average of each of these rows.
If you get these 3 concepts ...you'll be 90% of the way there!
Glad it helped and made sense.
And yes an LoD (either Fixed, or the Include/Exclude variety) is the way to go. This is what they were invented for, when the required calculation LoD (level of detail), the data LoD, and the required display LoD are different.
...it's all about the LoD!!


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A lightweight client-side logger, useful for production.

Typical use case: you don't want to show a mass of console-logs for everyone, who will open browser's console in your web-application. But you want to see these logs by demand.
So you can type the code below in console:

```javascript
FrontLog.setLevel(FrontLog.LEVELS.DEBUG);
```

and then just refresh the page. The logging level stores in browser's local storage, so you get all your logs after page refresh.

Or you can add `logLevel={LEVEL}` to the URL of your page.
For example: `/my-supper-app/?logLevel=error`.

Log level from query string has the **highest** priority, if present.

## Logging levels

There are six levels of logs:

```javascript
var log = FrontLog;

log.trace('This is trace log record');
log.debug('This is debug log record');
log.info('This is info log record');
log.warn('This is warn log record');
log.error('This is error log record');
log.fatal('This is fatal log record');
```

`trace` level is the lowest and `fatal` is the highest. Each logging level shows all logs from this level to the highest.

## Usage

```javascript
var FrontLog = require('front-log');
```

or

```html
<script src="dist/front-log.min.js"></script>
```

## Example

See `demo/index.html`.

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[npm-url]: https://www.npmjs.org/package/front-log

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This month at the bakery we say goodbye to Cuberow, a unique naturally-processed Ethiopian coffee that has been a fruity blast to pull as espresso. It makes your cappuccino taste like it has blueberry syrup added to it!
This coffee will last until sometime next week, and won't be back until its fresh crop arrives off the boat and to Cuvee Coffee Roasters in the coming months.
The best way to approach this coffee is to have other coffees to compare it to. Come in and ask your barista to brew it as a Chemex, and then get a brew of one of our other African offerings, the washed-processed Ethiopian coffee Daye Bensa from Greenway Coffee Roasters and new later this week Iyulo Amcos from Tanzania, also brought to us from Greenway Coffee Roasters.
2tarts has actually never offered Tanzanian coffee before, so this is a first for us. Come be the first to try it!
In case you haven't been in lately, we've soft-rolled out kegging our own cold brew. After a few years of making flash-iced coffee we're back to true cold brew, brewed cold from beginning to end. It provides a nice counter balance to Cuvee Nitro Cold Brew, which we also have on tap and in cans, and allows us to feature a single origin rotation on tap. Unlike the Cuvee Nitro, our single origin tap is flat (mostly).
Right now we've had success brewing Bella Carmona, a washed Guatemalan coffee from Greenway as our single origin cold brew.
Speaking of cold beverages, it's hot outside … at least for the next six months. But not to worry, we got the best iced teas in town. We're brewing extra Nilgiri Black, Berry Hibiscus, Moroccan Mint ( a mint and gunpowder green blend) and now Ginger Peach Oolong as well. A wonderfully refreshing approach to Oolong tea. As always, these teas come to us from Zhi Tea out of Austin, our loose leaf tea partners since we opened our doors.


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Why a Conspiracy Theory About Nikola Tesla Just Can't Be True
Almost all of the fanciful inventions attributed to Tesla by conspiracy theorists are fake.
Inverse Staff
As he died in 1943, it's easy to make claims about Nikola Tesla, the inventor, engineer, and futurist who is credited with more than 300 patents. He also held remarkable popular appeal at the time and was known as a promotional expert, not unlike the CEO of Tesla, Elon Musk, whose electric car company is named after the inventor. For one example of his popular appeal, anyone who has visited Los Angeles' famous Griffith Observatory has likely marveled at the Tesla Coil on display just as much as what the telescopes reveal in the night sky.
Because of Tesla's varied accomplishments, conspiracy theorists have given credit to the innovator for numerous inventions they say world governments have hidden away over the years for various reasons, from oppressing their people or using those inventions own selfish reasons.
The theory that Tesla's potentially world-changing inventions are being hidden away is one that author and podcaster Brian Dunning explores in his new book, Conspiracies Declassified: The Skeptoid Guide to to the Truth Behind the Theories, which was released today, June 5. Inverse is republishing with permission his examination of Nikola Tesla, which is included in the section of the book titled "Suppressed Science."
The theory about Tesla isn't as widespread or ridiculous as the one about all-powerful lizard people, but it's equally as fascinating.
A Tesla Coil
The Theory:
If everything the Internet said about Nikola Tesla were true, we would all have flying cars and holodecks and transporters. This engineer has had his name co-opted by conspiracy theorists more than any other person. No matter what magical technology you wish were real, you can find someone who believes Tesla invented it. The form this usually takes is a vague claim that Tesla invented limitless electricity, free to everyone, forever. But since it would be impossible to meter and sell, nobody would invest in it; indeed, say the conspiracy theorists, his invention was actually suppressed by profit-driven utilities and regulators.
While limitless energy is the main invention that conspiracy theorists mention, his other inventions are treated the same way. They say his inventions were seized by the government and Tesla himself was written out of the history books. The claim that Tesla created fantastic inventions that are suppressed by governments to protect their profits remains a staple of Internet conspiracy culture.
Nikola Tesla was a top-notch electrical engineer, but almost all of the fanciful inventions attributed to him by conspiracy theorists are fictional.
The Backstory:
Nikola Tesla was almost thirty before he was finally able to immigrate to the United States from what is now Croatia. He'd been stuck in frustrating work as a telephone engineer in a remote European country with few resources or opportunities, while electrical technology was exploding elsewhere in the world.
Once Tesla arrived in the United States, he took a job in the laboratory of the great American inventor Thomas Edison, whom Tesla found to be gruff, unethical, and stingy. A contract dispute was the final straw that prompted him to head out on his own, but he had other (and better) reasons. He knew that Edison would have owned anything Tesla developed while in his employ, and Tesla had several good ideas that he wanted to keep for himself. So, on his own, Tesla filed a number of patents for an AC induction motor and for the distribution of alternating current via an electric grid. The acquisition of these patents by Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company made Tesla's fortune and fame, and provided him with the resources he needed to do further research.
Nikola Tesla sits calmly next to a massive Tesla coil -- or does he? -- in a photo that earned him notoriety
Tesla gained notoriety with photos of himself fearlessly sitting beside a giant Tesla coil, a high-voltage device popular today for its ability to throw off lightning bolts from a doughnut-shaped coil at the top. And, from his now-famous labs in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and New York State, Tesla plunged headlong into his more fanciful, theoretical work. He was obsessed with the idea of wireless power transmission. He did experiments with X-rays and radio, winning patents still in use today, but not really excelling in the business side of things. His next great investor, the industrialist J.P. Morgan, stopped financing Tesla when Italian engineer Guglielmo Marconi beat Tesla in successfully transmitting radio signals across the Atlantic Ocean.
Tesla sunk what funds he had left into building his great tower at Wardenclyffe in New York, with which he hoped to wirelessly transmit power around the world, and into his experiments in Colorado transmitting electricity through the ground. Some reports claim that he had success with this, but the losses were enormous, costing far more electrical power than could be successfully received.
Skeptoid ® Says…
Tesla's landmark Wardenclyffe Tower was built in Shoreham, New York, in 1901. Originally conceived as a radio transmission tower in which he could transmit radio signals and even facsimile images to Europe, his plans soon expanded, and he imagined wirelessly transmitting electrical power all over the world. It never worked, and with our improved knowledge of physics today, we now know that it never could have worked. Investors pulled their funds, and the tower was demolished by the creditors in 1917.
Eventually, Tesla ran out of money. His experiments came to an end and he moved into a New York hotel to live out the rest of his life as a recluse with odd habits, a deteriorating personality, and monomaniacal personal hygiene.
However, when he died, the United States was in the midst of World War II. Hoping to find some kind of weapon or useful invention, the government took advantage of Tesla's status as an immigrant and an obscure "alien property" act to seize all of his possessions. It took only three days to analyze what was there before issuing the following report: "[Tesla's] thoughts and efforts during at least the past 15 years were primarily of a speculative, philosophical, and somewhat promotional character often concerned with the production and wireless transmission of power; but did not include new, sound, workable principles or methods for realizing such results."
Sadly, after such a magnificent and promising career, Tesla's final gift to the world consisted of nothing more than useless, rambling notes.
Nikola Tesla did invent one useful technology — and only one, so far as researchers have turned up — that was not also being simultaneously developed by his contemporaries. It was radio control. At the 1898 Electrical Exhibition at Madison Square Garden in New York, Tesla amazed a crowd by wirelessly controlling a 4-foot-long model boat around a pool of water, and even flashing its lights. Nobody present had ever seen anything like it.
The Explanation:
No other name in history has been caked with as much false pseudoscience and false history as Nikola Tesla. It's true that he was a brilliant engineer, and he was certainly ahead of most of his colleagues in the field. Yet virtually every invention attributed to him was really just something that he was the first to patent in the United States.
Tesla is best known for the development of AC (alternating current), and his war with Edison who favored DC (direct current). Tesla's AC system is the one used worldwide today for transmitting power. However, experimental AC grids were already being tested in Europe when Tesla was still a young telephone engineer in Croatia. Tesla was simply the lucky first one to get the patents filed in the United States.
Tesla is also known as the inventor of the electric induction motor, a big improvement over the DC motors already in existence. Again, he was not the first: Galileo Ferraris had a prototype working two years before Tesla did. But again, Tesla was the first one to the United States patent office.
A clever showman, Tesla was keenly aware of his almost-magical reputation and knew to exploit it. The famous photographs of him sitting in his Colorado Springs laboratory surrounded by lightning bolts from his Tesla coil were double exposures made for publicity purposes. It would have been deadly to actually sit there.
Tesla's famous tower at Wardenclyffe, which he was never able to complete, is often characterized as a way to provide free electricity to everyone in the world by transmitting it through the air. However, even if it had worked, there would have been nothing free about it. The electricity would still have had to be generated somewhere, at the usual cost; Tesla's idea was only about transmitting it. Today we have a much better understanding of the ionosphere, and we now know that his Wardenclyffe Tower technology would not have worked. This is why there have been no serious attempts to replicate it.
In addition, many of his experiments with wireless power transmission were based on bad information. Tesla hoped that electromagnetic waves could be persuaded to work in a manner that we know today they don't. He hoped there would be no losses sending electricity through the Earth, losses that we know today are huge. In short, for much of his later work, he was simply wrong, dependent on crackpot mathematical ideas that were, even in his day, rejected by most mainstream mathematicians and physicists.
Tesla is also known for the creation of a powerful death ray. However, no corroborating information ever surfaced, either in his notes or from any of his lab assistants. This death ray was something he often spoke of, but only during the final years of his life, when he was destitute and consumed by his descent into obsessive compulsive disorder in a New York hotel.
However, Tesla does not deserve to be maligned in any way. He was massively productive and innovative, and spent his entire working career at the very forefront of his field. In order to patent working devices, he had to tweak or improve existing technologies to make his patent applications valid. Every textbook on electromagnetic theory rightly confers upon Tesla the enormous credit he deserves (contrary to the claims of conspiracy theorists who claim he has been "written out of history"). He was no slouch. He just didn't have the mystical, godlike powers that so many people attribute to him, and nothing he ever worked on remains a mystery to science today. Tesla was perhaps ten years ahead of his time…seventy-five years ago.
Excerpted from Conspiracies Declassified: The Skeptoid Guide to the Truth Behind the Theories. Copyright © 2018 by Brian Dunning (Skeptoid.com) and published by Adams Media, a division of Simon and Schuster. Used by permission of the publisher. All rights reserved.


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A housing scheme in Birmingham has turned back time after a refurbishment to return it to its former glory.
New Inns, a listed building based on Holyhead Road, Handsworth, has rolled back the years after a 12 month refurbishment programme to restore areas of its original features, including the re-installation of an antique clock which dates back to around 1870.
The building was initially converted into 16 one and two-bedroom homes in the 1990s, but its history can be traced back to 1638.
The recent upgrades form part of a project to ensure the building's heritage is preserved and it continues to provide quality accommodation for the future. The programme of works included sympathetic restoration of the original staircase, maintaining features such as the high ornate ceilings, preservation of the external façade and signs, as well as full decoration throughout.
We worked with the Cumbria Clock Company for six months to restore the historical time piece to its former glory, which now takes pride of place on the building's main frontage.
Following its transformation, Ruth Cooke, CEO, explained that our organisation has many heritage properties and that we are guardians of those wonderful buildings: "New Inns is a prime of example of where heritage and modern day living meet.
"The restoration of the building and reinstallation of the clock demonstrates Midland Heart's commitment to preserving history and investing in areas to help retain heritage and provide a legacy for future communities.
The clock has always been a local landmark in the area, but was removed and put into storage during the building's conversion into new homes. The restoration ensured that the original working mechanism has been retained and the clock fully restored. The clock once again adorns the building adding to the townscape, providing passing cars and pedestrians with a free time check.
Councillor Waseem Zaffar MBE, added: "I'm really pleased to see Midland Heart investing in the heritage of this building. The clock is a bridge between the past and present and we need to preserve as much history we can across the city.
Initially a public house, New Inns has a chequered history changing hands frequently from a public house to a clergyman's home.
In 1898 the landlord Adam Powell sold the building to Mitchells & Butler where the Princes Suite banquet hall became popular for weddings before it was sold to Midland Heart.


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Dark Sight
BY: CHRISTOPHER ALLAN POE
As the only black student at an all-white school, Monique Robinson has always had to prove herself. When her best friend, Victoria is left brain dead, Monique fights to bring her back. But she soon realizes that blurring the lines between life and death comes with a price.
Can Monique save her best friend before she heads down a path from which no one will return?
TAYLOR JONES SAYS: In Dark Sight by Christopher Allan Poe, Monique Robinson is the only black student in her high school. Her best friend Victoria is full of life and reckless enthusiasm until she convinces Monique to go to a protest rally put on by the local religious kooks. When Victoria runs across the street after arguing with Monique at the rally, she is hit by a car and left brain dead. Monique turns to the son of the religious leader for help bringing her best friend back, but she is ill-prepared for what actually awakens in Victoria's body.
In Dark Sight, Poe has crafted another marvelous thriller on a par with his first book The Portal. The characters are charming, realistic, and totally believable. The plot has enough twists and turns and on-the-edge-of-your-seat moments to keep you turning pages from beginning to end.
REGAN MURPHY SAYS: While I don't particularly care for horror, be it in movies or in books, there is just something about the way that Christopher Allan Poe writes. I loved his first book The Portal, but his second book Dark Sight is even more compelling. While you could probably call it YA as the heroine is in high school, the plot, characters, and writing are all very sophisticated. Poe spins a chilling tale of friendship turned obsessive, love and loyalty overdone, and the consequences of messing with evil you don't understand.
While Poe's characters are certainly well-developed and three-dimensional and his plots, strong, complex, and intriguing, the thing I like most about his writing is how real the story feels. His books have a ring of truth to them that leave you feeling as if whatever is happening to the characters could easily happen to you. They have you looking over your shoulders and getting up in the middle of the night to make sure the house is locked up tight. Dark Sight is riveting, chilling, and compelling. Once you pick it up, I dare you to put it down before you have finished it.
WHEN VICTORIA COVERED UP the picket sign that she'd made for her protest rally that afternoon, I worried the day would end badly. When she refused to tell me what we were protesting, I was convinced.
In my rearview mirror, I could see the thing sitting there on the backseat of the king cab next to my makeup bag. She'd hammered a wooden stake onto the frame of one of her stretched canvases and then hid the sign portion from me with a taut, plastic trash bag. The scent of acrylic paint filled the car. Not good. Ditching class today and driving with only a learner's permit were bad enough, but this plan of hers must have been in the works for a while, and yet she had never mentioned it.
As usual, I sucked it up. Unpredictability was the price of being best friends with a savant. Her condition wasn't debilitating. Far from it, but there was no denying that the artistic part of her brain had devoured the region that controlled her people skills. And then it snacked on her common sense for good measure. The beautiful chaos that resulted was Victoria.
Maybe that's why I loved her so much. She could deflect insults with grace and win fistfights against boys, right before stepping absent-mindedly into oncoming traffic. That's why she needed me. To pull her back to the curb sometimes. At the moment, I seriously considered yanking her elbow.
"Monique," she said from the passenger seat. "Snap out of it."
"How much farther is it?" I asked. "My dad will kill me if he finds out we took his truck."
"It's going to be fine."
"I'd like to see my sixteenth birthday," I told her.
"Relax. It's right up there."
Ahead, a procession of cars had parked along the shoulder of the highway, against a rock face of sheared, black granite. I pulled to a stop behind them and got out. Victoria grabbed her sign from the backseat and tucked it under one arm.
"We're here now," I said. "In the middle of BFE, so tell me. What are we doing?"
"Not yet. It's a surprise."
"A surprise protest. Be still my heart."
"Ooh, it's dark Monique," she said, as if I were starring in an old-time Vincent Price movie. "Dreary Monique."
"I'm not going to laugh, so you can quit it."
"Will Monique the Sarcastic make an appearance, too?"
"Screw you, Victoria Vinegar-head." I accidentally smiled. Great. That would only encourage her.
"That's better." She pulled out her lipstick from her black fitted cropped jacket and reapplied her red color. Only Victoria. Trying to look gloom-pretty at a protest.
"Any time today," I said.
"Hold up." She pulled open my gray pea coat, glanced at my favorite, lint-balled, black turtleneck, and huffed.
"If my girls were that big, I'd put a sign on a tent and charge admission."
"I haven't done laundry this week. Not all of us have maids."
"Hey, you can be a knee-locked virgin forever if you want." She closed my jacket. "Let's go."
"This better be good," I told her.
To the west, the last of the day's sunlight peered over the rolling hills, melting the ice on the roadway to a trickle of gritty slush water. Down the embankment on the opposite side of the highway, a snow-covered trail led to a clearing in the dense forest, where dozens of people gathered.
At the bottom, we entered the clearing through the open chain link gate, which was lined with a slinky of razor wire. Inside, we scooted between several protester groups. Splotches of red snow crunched underfoot, which gave way to green, then purple and blue. The hiss of spray paint came from every direction.
"Looks like Rainbow Brite exploded out here," I said.
"The Jesus lovers are fighting against evil." She motioned to the sign that she'd brought. "We are too."
"We're protesting with a church?"
"Not just any church." She pulled out wrinkled blue flier from her pocket and handed it to me. "The Awakeners Church of Life."
"Where did you even hear about this?" My Spidey-sense wasn't just tingling. It was having cramps. "We don't belong here."
"Quit being such a clit," she said. "These people are harmless."
Next to the gnarled roots of a dead olive tree, a gang of brightly clothed white folks hovered together, laughing and talking, swinging their signs. One guy lifted his proudly. God Hates Faggots, it read. He checked its heft, swung it around like a sword, and then set it to the side. Across from him, a woman held her own sign. The fetus depicted sat with a gun pointed at its head. The caption read, Mommy don't kill me.
"And they claim that I'm disturbed," I told her.
"These people are freaking rad," Victoria said. "What I want to know, is whose idea it was to bring the butcher's blood."
I searched around. Behind us, a mother grabbed her daughter's hand, dipped it in a bucket from Jackson's Deli, and smeared a small red handprint across her sign. Jeez-us. The crimson mess that we had just stomped through wasn't paint.
"Ick." I wiped my riding boots in patches of untouched snow.
"Victoria, we need to get out of here."
"We have every right to protest, too," she said. "It's our first amendment duty."
"No, actually it's not." I pointed to a NO TRESPASSING sign that was riddled with buckshot. "This is private property. We can get in a lot of trouble. Or worse."
"Promise?" She grinned. Then she snatched the flier out of my hands and read it aloud, "Do you feel lost? Overwhelmed? Come out and worship at the altar of truth." She glanced up at me. "See, they specifically invited us here."
"Of course, they did. What good are cult killers without their victims?"
The forest of ancient fir trees seemed to agree. It bristled in the frigid wind. God, it had gotten dark too quickly. Around the perimeter of the clearing, parishioners began lighting a circle of torches. What kind of church held a protest in the middle of a forest? Stupid question. Time to go.
"Victoria, listen to me, right now. I don't know where you got that flier, but if you value our friendship at all, we need to go. I'm scared."
"Okay, calm down." She nodded. "We can leave. That's all you had to say."
"Welcome to our camp." A man with hawkish features and a scraggly beard walked up to us, wearing a puffy snow camo jacket. His dark eyes and deep sockets seemed to hold me in place. "I don't remember seeing you out here before. Is this your first time?"
"Sorry," I told him. "I think we've stumbled into the wrong place."
"If you've got a sign, this is the right spot. Mind if I take a look?"
Victoria beamed. "Not at all." She pulled off the black plastic bag before I could stop her, and she held her sign up high.
We were so dead. It might've been her best painting yet. Surrounded by erupting volcanoes, Jesus lovingly cradled a baby dinosaur in his arms. The raptor-type reptile suckled on his breast.
"Victoria." I grabbed her arm firmly and then said to the man, "Sorry to intrude. We're leaving."
I turned and yanked her back toward the gate.
"Hold on," he yelled from behind.
All at once, everyone in the clearing quit what they were doing and stared at us. In my peripheral view, I could have sworn that they all had the exact same smile. I didn't dare look. I just kept pulling her along. We made it through the gate alive, but we weren't safe yet.
"Hey," the man yelled again. From the sound of his voice, he was maybe fifty feet back. Then I heard crunching snow steps behind us. Lots of them. I began to run, pulling Victoria behind me.
We reached the roadway just as a vehicle sprayed by, and then we crossed the street. I glanced back. The cult people didn't follow us. They just stopped by the edge of the road, as if an invisible barrier existed that they couldn't penetrate. We got into the car.
"What the hell was that?" I tried to start the engine to my Dad's truck, but it flooded.
"I was going to ask you the same thing," she said. "What were you thinking with that little scene?"
"Little scene?" I couldn't believe what I heard. Please start. The engine finally revved. "We could've been killed."
"They're my friends, Monique."
"Of course, the cult people are your friends. What was I thinking?" I backed up. Headlights approached, so I had to wait. At least the car could be used as a weapon if needed. "Quality people, too. Fear mongering gay-bashers."
"If you're talking about that sign," she said. "Justin is gay, dipshit."
"Justin." I nodded. Now she was on a first name basis with them. Hold on. I couldn't have heard her right. "What did you say?"
"He's one of the people who gave me the flier. Did you even read it?"
"How could I? You just threw me out there."
"They're protesting negative messages and all the hateful garbage that everyone spews online these days. Later tonight, they're going to toss all of their signs into a giant bonfire to burn away the negativity. You just made me look like a complete ass."
"Well, maybe if you would've warned me."
"I wanted to surprise you with something cool for once, instead of the tired BS you deal with every day. Do you really think I'd put you in danger?"
What could I say? I knew she wouldn't intentionally try to hurt me, but that didn't mean she always thought things through.
Across the street, the man in the snow camouflage jacket looked unsure of whether or not to approach us. He carried Victoria's painting. In the confusion, I hadn't even noticed that she had dropped it. Now, I really felt stupid.
"I see how it is." Her voice shook as she opened her car door.
"No, wait," I called out as she walked around the front of the vehicle. I rolled down my window and leaned out. "Please get in the car, Victoria. I'm sorry."
"Whatever." She glanced back at me. "You don't need to worry about me anymore. I'll be fine."
The road began to brighten. Then I heard the roaring splash of tires.
"Get out of the street," I shouted and wrestled with the car door.
She spun around and held up her hands. I stared helplessly as a blur of screeching tires and blinding headlights hit her. The sickening thump punched the air from my chest. My best friend crumpled beneath the car, which swerved and smashed through the guardrail and disappeared over the embankment beyond.
© 2014 by Christopher Allan Poe


On June 29th, 2016, President Obama joined with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto, hosted by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for the North American Leader's Summit. Obama was given a warm welcome at the event and his speech to the Canadian Parliament and Prime Minister Trudeau received a number of standing ovations. His reception was strong not only because he mentioned a number of Canadian icons, but also because of the resonance that the dignitaries felt when he mentioned that the US and Canada need to work together, leading the world in demonstrable ways to show racial tolerance and in committing to renewable energy.
Certainly there are transcripts, yet I've included the notes that I took, which are extracted highlights of Obama's address. He stressed many of the values that our two countries share and went on to talk about international trade, security and climate change; mentioning that the latter is not an abstraction, but very real and happening right now.
President Obama stressed tolerance, pluralism and open arms to immigrants and refugees; specifically being inclusive with Muslim communities around the world to provide them with hope and opportunities.
He spoke of the need to respect the dignity of all people, especially those who are most vulnerable and of our commitment to a common creed. We must not waver in embracing our best values. Both of our nations are nations of immigrants who must continue to welcome people from around the world. The vibrance of our economies is enhanced through embracing refugees.
He started by claiming that the long border shared between Canada and the United States has maintained the longest period of peace of any border worldwide.
The transatlantic values we share as liberal based democracies are still strong.
The circumstances of Brexit may be unique to the UK, yet the frustrations people felt are not. Working things out on the short term is one thing, but the long term trends of inequality, dislocation and resulting social division can't be ignored.
How we respond to the forces of globalization and technological change will determine the durability of an international order that ensures future prosperity for future generations.
We share the values of pluralism, tolerance and equal opportunity.
He referenced a quote; A country is something that is built every day out of shared values" and that.with respect to this, what is true of countries is true of the world.
If our recent financial crisis and recession taught us anything, it is that our countries do better when everyone has an opportunity to succeed.
If a CEO makes more in a day than an employee makes in a year, it is bad for the economy; that worker is not a very good customer for business.
If a young man in Ohio can't pay his student loans or a young woman in Ontario can't pay her bills, it tamps down on the possibilities of growth. We need to embrace policies that will lift everybody up.
The measure of an economy is how the people are doing.
We may think that drawing a line around our borders for more control is the way to go. However, restricting trade or giving in to protectionism in this 21st c economy will not work.
When combined with investment, research & development… we can spur the connectivity that makes all of us better off.
We need to look forward, not backward.
Thanks Canada for hosting the negotiations with the Cuban government.
Wealthy countries like ours cannot reach our full potential when other countries around the world are mired in poverty.
With our commitment to new sustainable development goals, we have a chance to end the outrage of extreme poverty. Bring more electricity to Africa, banish the Zika virus, our goal of the first AIDS-free generation. Working to replace corruption with transparent institutions that serve their people.
Development is not charity, it is an investment in our future prosperity. Our own security is enhanced when we step up for all nations to have the right to security and peace.
We will continue helping forces to push back comprehensively against terrorist networks.
We will work with partners around the world, in contrast to the hatred and nihilism of terrorists. I looked up the word Nihilism = the rejection of all religious and moral principles, often in the belief that life is meaningless.
Being inclusive in particular with Muslim communities; to offer a better vision, path of development, opportunity and tolerance, because they are and must be our partners in this effort.
We will be more secure when every NATO member contributes all of its forces. NATO needs more Canada.
Our two countries are leaders in humanitarian aid. We are going to work as hard as we can to help Syrians to live in peace.
The threat of climate change is not an abstraction. It is happening now. Last year he was the first US president to visit the Arctic. The tundra is burning, permafrost is thawing.
Climate change is not just a moral issue, it is not just an economic issue, it is an urgent matter of our national security.
Carbon emissions in the US are back to where they were two decades ago, even as we've grown the economy.
Alberta is working hard to reduce CO2 emissions, while still promoting economic growth.
If Canada can do this, the whole world can do this. We can lead the world. We need to bring it into force this year. The whole world can unleash economic growth while still protecting our planet.
Paris just had the most robust Climate Summit and we need to follow through with implementing these goals.
Let's generate half our energy from clean energy sources within a decade. This is achievable.
We need to save the planet, and America and Canada are going to have to lead the way.
We believe in the right of all people to have the right to succeed in our society.
What a powerful message of reconciliation around the world when Justin, your government pledged a new relationship with the First Nations.
Democracy is not easy. There are those that offer a politics of "us verses them", a politics that scapegoats others, the immigrant, the refugee, someone who seems different than us.
We have to call this mentality what it is: a threat to the values that we profess, the values that we seek to defend. It's because we respect all people that the world looks to us as an example. Our Muslim friends who are our neighbors, serve in our government We need to stand up against the slander and the hatred of those towards people who look or worship differently. Obama mentioned that he has a bias (having two daughters) and wants all woman to have the same opportunities as men.
He professed to the audience not to shy away from speaking about these values of pluralism, tolerance and equality. These are universal values, inalienable rights, the rights of citizens to speak the truth, the rights of journalists to speak the truth.
A respect for the dignity of all people, especially those who are most vulnerable. Our commitment to a common creed. We must not waver in embracing our best values. Both of our nations are nations of immigrants who must continue to welcome people from around the world. The vibrance of our economies is enhanced through embracing refugees. We can't label people as terrorists, vulnerable people who are fleeing terrorism.
We were all once strangers. Your grandparents were strangers; they fumbled with language, faced discrimination and had cultural norms that didn't fit. At some point somewhere, your family was an outsider. We will continue to welcome refugees and ensure that we are doing so in a way that maintains our security. We can and we will do both.
Increase our support to central america.
The coming global summit this autumn on refugees, we must step up and meet the needs.
People of good will and compassion show us the way.
How blessed we are to have had people before us, day by day who built these extraordinary countries of ours.
Barack Obama ended his speech saying "What a blessing"…and what a positive and lovely, gentle way to end of speech, to communicate such a positive concept to let this ripple through the room and the world's stage.


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Q: Creating and Joining pthreads using vector::iterator Working on a simple project to tally multiple txt files using threads. The only error I'm getting in compilation involves the vector<pthread_t>::iterator being used in the pthread_join loop.
The error is:

error: invalid conversion from long unsigned int* to pthread_t {aka long unsigned int} [-permissive]}
`pthread_join(&*iter, (void**)&returnValue);` <--

Here's the relevant code:
vector<string> voteTallyFiles;
vector<voteTally> intermVoteTallies;
tallyArgs *pThreadArgs;
void *returnValue;
int index = 0;

getFileNames(VOTE_TALLY_DPATH, voteTallyFiles);

vector<pthread_t> threads(voteTallyFiles.size());

for (vector<pthread_t>::iterator iter = threads.begin(); iter != threads.end(); ++iter, index++)
{
    pThreadArgs->fName = voteTallyFiles[index];
    pthread_create(&*iter, NULL, countVotes, pThreadArgs);
}

for (vector<pthread_t>::iterator iter = threads.begin(); iter != threads.end(); ++iter)
{
    pthread_join(&*iter, (void**)&returnValue);
    intermVoteTallies.push_back((voteTally)returnValue)
}

I've read through the documentation for pthread, and pthread_join specifically, and think I've correctly tracked all the pointers/reference/deference but obviously I missed something somewhere.
I tried:

pthread_join(iter, (void**)&returnValue);

and

pthread_join(&iter, (void**)&returnValue);

but get similar errors:

error: cannot convert std::vector<long unsigned int>::iterator {aka __gnu_c} long unsigned int*, std::vector<long unsigned int>} to pthread_t {aka long unsigned int}
pthread_join(iter, (void**)&returnValue); <--

and

error: invalid conversion from std::vector<long unsigned int>::iterator* {aka __gnu_cxx::__normal_iterator<long unsigned int*, std::vector<long unsigned int> >*} to pthread_t {aka long unsigned int} [-fpermissive]}
pthread_join(&iter, (void**)&returnValue); <--

In both cases it's apparent that I'm trying to do a pointer to non-pointer conversion. pthread_join wants a non-pointer thread_t but an iterator is by definition a pointer, so is de-referencing it not enough? Is explicit casting part of the solution? Nothing I've tried so far has worked.

A: The first argument of pthread_join() shall be pthread_t.
Your iterator iter is of type vector<pthread_t>::iterator.  This means that *iter will be of type  pthread_t
So you have to dereference it: pthread_join(*iter, (void**)&returnValue);
Note: &*iter is hence of type pthread_t * and &iter is of type pointer to an iterator.

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Q: Transferring local PHP/HTML site and database to wordpress I've created a project that is almost all PHP/HTML, except for 5 lines of ajax/javascript in one page. It's been approved but it needs to be part of a wordpress site on a subdomain. I'm familiar with importing a MySQL database and setting up a user for that, and I'm also familiar with putting the db credentials in the wp-config.php file for the main site database.
I have a plugin that allows for save insertion of PHP into pages/posts, but I really don't know the best way to do this. I have 6 or 7 pages of php and one database with 7 tables.
Is there anyone familiar with the best way to go about this? Everything works perfectly on my local server, I just need it to work correctly via wordpress.

A: I found the best solution to this by duplicating my theme page template and creating a template for each PHP file.


The desire to "belong" seems to be hard-wired in humans, and can have positive or negative repercussions. On the positive side, humans can express their sense of belonging by compassionate caring for all of God's creation. They can help each other grow in the awareness of God's perfect plan for their redemption which is rooted in unconditional love for all that He has made and pronounced "good" and "very good" in Genesis 1:25 and 31.
Or they can keep trying to undermine God's plan for the redemption of this fallen world by going backwards, prolonging the suffering, and returning to that which must be left in the dust of the past: concessions granted by God in His attempts to wean humans off even greater evils – for example, human and other animal sacrifices, the eating of flesh, slavery, cruelty toward others (both human and other animal), the taking of multiple wives and concubines….
Every step of the way, all through history the majority of the people have fought the truth and those who were brave enough to speak and live it. And the same thing is happening today.
Jesus considered the leading astray of "little ones" so serious that His warning appears in three places in the Bible: Matthew 18:5-6, Mark 9:42, and Luke 17:2.
2 "It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea, than that he should cause one of these little ones to stumble.
Yet the cowards in the pulpits go right along with these demonic schemes, and even encourage them. It is anti-Christian to get one's sense of belonging through the deception that is part and parcel of the hunting, fishing, or bullying of any of God's creatures. Participating in such activities is admitting cowardice and spiritual bankruptcy.
And how about the "belonging" and "bonding" achieved through shared food? This goes way back in history and is a very powerful incentive to toe the line and not make waves! This sense of "belonging" is reinforced by shared meals. Is it any wonder that the majority of modern religious communities sponsor such ungodly abominations such as pig roasts, chicken dinners, roast beef dinners (roast beast!), ad nauseam?
Yet many early Christians were vegetarians. As I've mentioned before, all through history the founders of movements that were inspired by God have been betrayed and their ideals have been watered down or deliberately ignored. And Christianity is no exception; Christianity has been hi-jacked, as I always say.
It has taken thousands of years just to get to where we are today – which really isn't saying much, when one considers the rampant cruelty of wars, factory farms, animal-utilizing research, animal entertainment (rodeos, zoos, hunting, fishing, etc.) – you get the picture. And these are legal activities in the "civilized world"! Is it any wonder that Jesus said that His followers are to be "in the world but not of the world"?
8 But as for the cowards and … the cravenly lacking in courage and the cowardly submissive…and all liars [those who knowingly convey untruth by word or deed, all of these shall have] their part in the lake that blazes with fire and brimstone. This is the second death.
As Jesus says in the Bible, "He who has ears to hear, let him hear."
9 Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons [daughters] of God.


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'Ideology does not die with Baghdadi': For US law enforcement, ISIS threat remains
Posted October 27, 2019 3:25 p.m. EDT
By Josh Campbell, CNN Law Enforcement Analyst
CNN — While the announcement on Sunday of the death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been praised among a bipartisan group of elected US leaders, current and former law enforcement officials say the possible threat to the US homeland by ISIS sympathizers persists.
Two senior US law enforcement officials tell CNN that agencies and police departments around the country remain on guard for any potential coordinated or lone-wolf attacks that could occur by individuals seeking to retaliate against the death of Baghdadi, who died Saturday evening during a raid in Syria by US special operations forces.
The officials noted that although authorities remain on alert, there is currently no known specific or credible threat to public safety.
Since the major rise of ISIS in 2014, federal law enforcement has dedicated significant resources to investigating sympathizers of the group and stopping plots inside the United States. Earlier this month, an FBI spokesperson told CNN that of the approximately 5,000 open international terrorism cases being investigated by the bureau, about 1,000 are on individuals associated with ISIS.
Recent cases of thwarted plots include the arrest of Everitt Jameson, a 27-year-old former US Marine who was sentenced to 15 years in prison for providing material support to ISIS and attempting to conduct a Christmas holiday terrorist attack in San Francisco in 2017.
Another case involved the arrest of Vicente Solano, a 53-year-old ISIS sympathizer who was sentenced to 17 years in federal prison after the FBI learned of his desire to bomb a Florida shopping mall.
The concern by law enforcement about potential attacks following the death Baghdadi is similar to those that resulted in the wake of the killing of Al Qeada leader Osama bin Laden. Following his death, the Department of Homeland Security issued a warning to law enforcement to be on alert, although no domestic attacks materialized.
According to experts, the death of Baghdadi will require additional vigilance on the part of law enforcement to identify new potential threats, while also ensuring they have complete visibility on known and suspected bad actors.
"The FBI will be increasing surveillance on individuals on their radar as ISIS followers, and will likely increase attention to social media platforms," said Lisa Monaco, a former career national security prosecutor who also served as homeland security adviser under President Barack Obama.
Although President Donald Trump has previously declared the defeat of ISIS, that view is not universally held among national security professionals.
"ISIS is not defeated," said Brett McGurk, the former US envoy for the anti-ISIS coalition, who resigned in December following Trump's decision to withdraw troops from Syria after announcing the terrorist group's demise.
This view of ISIS' lingering threat is shared by other experts who note that the group's near certain territorial defeat does not mean its violent ideology will be equally eliminated. Current and former government officials tell CNN the terrorist group will continue to have the ability to inspire sympathizers around the globe to act with violence, regardless of its current status on the battlefield or the death of its leadership.
"The bottom line is this is a great day for the US national security community and the unrelenting focus of counterterrorism professionals," said Lisa Monaco. "But they also know that the ideology does not die with Baghdadi, and we have to remain vigilant."
Josh Campbell is a CNN law enforcement analyst and former FBI supervisory special agent. His bureau career assignments included serving as special assistant to former FBI director James Comey.
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Q: set min width on  in a reactstrap Table I have searched for a solution with no avail. I need to set a minimum width on my RESPONSIVE table columns in a Table imported from reactstrap.
This table is always going to have a DYNAMIC amount of columns. I have a select as my  and I want to set the  to a minimum width so users can obviously read the select options.
Here is my component below
import React, { Fragment, useState, useContext, useMemo } from 'react';
import { CustomInput,Input, Table} from 'reactstrap';

const TableComponent = ({ register, errors, watch }) => {

  const TableRow = ({ data }) => (

      {data.map((customer, index) => (
        {customer}
      ))}

  );

  return (
    <Fragment>

          {
            fileContacts.map((contact, index) => (

                  <Input
                  type="select"
                  className="fs--1"
                  name="selectHeader"
                  id="selectHeader"
                 >
                   <option>First name</option>
                   <option>Last name</option>
                   <option>Email</option>
                 </Input>

          ))}

        {
        upload.contacts.slice(0, 10).map((customer, index) => (
          <TableRow data={customer} key={index}/>
        ))
        }

    </Fragment>
  );
};

export default TableComponent;

Here are two images. These are what it looks like on mobile or smallest laptop size

A: Here is the solution. In the TableRow component that is being rendered in the body, you need to add a style prop to the
Note: this must be an object within jsx brackets or else you will get an error.
Here is a copy of the TableRow
const TableRow = ({ data }) => (

      {data.map((customer, index) => (
        {customer}
      ))}

  );

Here was my expected output